Jasper Carrott, OBE (born Robert Norman Davis; 14 March 1945) is an English comedian, actor, television presenter, and personality.

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Carrott has been married to his wife Hazel (née Jackson), a former local journalist, since 1973. They have three daughters and one son: Lucy Davis (born 1973), an actress best known for playing Dawn Tinsley in The Office; Hanna, Jenny, and Jake Davis.

Carrott is a supporter and former director of Birmingham City F.C. and was awarded an OBE in 2002 "for charitable services". The University of Birmingham awarded him an honorary doctorate in 2004, following a similar award from Aston University in 1995.

Carrott lives in Dorridge, close to Solihull. He was a runner and supported Knowle Fun Run through sponsorship and publicity, in 2001 donating several thousand pounds, £10 for each person who beat him. He is also a patron and fundraiser for Sunfield Children's Home, a school for children with autism. The school is in Clent.